Sango (film) explained

Sango: The Legendary African King
Director:	Obafemi Lasode
Producer:	Obafemi Lasode
Starring:	Peter Fatomilola Racheal Oniga Antar Laniyan Obafemi Lasode Wale Adebayo Bukky Ogunnote Gbenga Richards Ayo Akinwale Joe Layode Kola oyewo Jimi Sholanke Kola Oyewo Kayode Odumosun
Music:	Jumoke Oke
Cinematography:	Yusuf Mohammed
Editing:	Jimi Solanke
Studio:	Afrika'n Vogue/Even-Ezra Studios
Runtime:	160 minutes
Country:	Nigeria

Sango: The Legendary African King is a 1997 epic Nigerian film, written by Wale Ogunyemi, produced and directed by Obafemi Lasode.^[1] The film depicts the life and reign of the legendary fifteenth-century African king Sango, who ruled as the Alaafin of Oyo and became an important deity of the Yoruba people.^{[2] [3]}

Cast

• Wale Adebayo as Sango
• Peter Fatomilola as Babalawo Oyo (Oyo herbalist)
• Racheal Oniga as Obba
• Joe Layode as Elempe
• Bukky Ogunnote as Osun (often pronounced Oshun)
• Gbenga Richards as Samu
• Laide Adewale as Agbaakin
• Professor Ayo Akinwale as Bashorun
• Antar Laniyan as Olowu
• Ola Tehinse as Balogun
• Jimi Solanke as Ghost
• Albert Aka-eze as Eliri
• Toyin Oshinaike as Oluode
• Peter Fatomilola as Babalawo Oyo
• Wale Ogunyemi as Lagunan
• Kola Oyewo as High Chief
• Kayode Odumosu as Tamodu
• Doyin Hassan as Omiran
• Mufu Hamzat as Biri
• Jumoke Oke-eze as Chantress
• Florence Richards as Otun Iyalode and *Remi Abiola as Iyalode

Screening

In 1998, the film was screened by the Film Society of Lincoln Center, New York City, U.S.A. as part of the 4th New York African Film Festival.^[4] In February 1999, the film was screened at the 7th Pan African Film Festival in Los Angeles. In April 2002, the film was selected to open the Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Film Festival.^[5]

Awards

• Best Feature Film at the 1st Abuja International Film Festival, held in Abuja, Nigeria, in October, 2004
• Best First Film of a Director at the Nigerian Film Festival held in Lagos, November, 2003.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Femi Lasode: Life after Sango. The Punch - Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper. 17 January 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150118052922/http://www.punchng.com/entertainment/arts-life/femi-lasode-life-after-sango/. 18 January 2015.
2. Web site: Femi Lasode set to raise the bar with Stolen Treasures. sunnewsonline.com. 17 January 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150118004029/http://sunnewsonline.com/new/?p=55453. 18 January 2015.
3. Book: Ṣng in Africa and the African Diaspora. 978-0253220943. 17 January 2015. Tishken. Joel E.. Falola. Toyin. Akínyẹmí. Akíntúndé. 2009. Indiana University Press .
4. http://allafrica.com/stories/199908240111.html
5. Book: Nigerian Video Films. 9780896802117. 17 January 2015. Haynes. Jonathan. 2000. Ohio University Press .
6. Web site: Nigeria HomePage - Breaking News, Business, Sports, Entertainment and Video News. thenigerianvoice.com. 17 January 2015.